Clinical Nurse-Intensive Care Unit

Tampa General Hospital; Spring Hill (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Florida seeks a Clinical Nurse for the Intensive Care Unit. Under supervision, you will deliver nursing care, plan and document assessments, and communicate goals of care with patients and families.

You will lead the care team, update plans, and participate in discharge planning. Requires RN license in Florida, Associate's degree in Nursing, and BLS; ACLS/PALS NIHSS preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Nursing required.
• Current RN license in Florida or Compact State.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses health status of patients on assigned unit and conducts comprehensive assessments.
• Documents assessments and reports significant findings to the team.
• Initiates discharge planning with admission assessment.
• Plans patient care with patient and family.
• Updates care plan based on ongoing assessments and time policies.
• Coordinates patient care activities to ensure quality outcomes.

Skills

Nursing assessments

Discharge planning

Care planning

Communication with healthcare team

Patient education

Documentation

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse-Intensive Care Unit (260003SQ)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse-Intensive Care Unit - ( 260003SQ )

Description

Under general supervision, following established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, delivers nursing care to patients. Plans and implements nursing care; documents nursing assessments; identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention; formulates and communicates goal-directed plan of care; assures patient rights. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital and principles of quality improvement.

Essential Functions

• Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients in assigned nursing unit in a comprehensive manner. Performs and/or assures completed assessments on all patients admitted within the designated time delineated in policy/unit standards.
• Performs on-going assessments and documents according to policy and procedure, reports significant findings of admission and on going assessments to appropriate member of heathcare team.
• Initiates discharge planning process with initial admission assessment.
• Plans patient care on assigned unit in collaboration with the patient, family, and health careteam.
• Formulates individualized patient plan of care based on assessment data within the designatedtime delineated in policy/unit standards.
• Updates plan of care based on the patient assessment within appropriate time period.
• Directs, implements and coordinates patient care activities on assigned unit to ensure thedelivery of quality care.
• Communicates the plan of care to other members of the healthcare team through dailyworksheet conferences, verbally during the shift and shift report.
• Directs care team members in accordance with their scope of practice.
• Communicates and documents all patient care given including assessments, plan of care, interventions, patient response, and follow up.
• Transcribes and directs the implementation of physician orders. Provides patient education based on assessed needs and evaluates understanding.
• Conducts ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes and documents effectiveness of planned andimplemented interventions and strategies in relation to the plan of care within time frames perpolicy/unit standards. Includes patient and family in the evaluation process.
• Provides appropriate patient assessment and care specific to the needs of the patientpopulations served (e.g. age groups, patients of size; diagnosis-based).
• Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of the specific physical, psychosocial anddevelopmental needs of patients as appropriate to the populations served.

Education

• Associate's degree Nursing

License/Registration

• Registered Nurse- Issued by Florida or Compact State

Certification

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American RedCross

Work Experience and Additional Information

Unit specific certifications may be required. May include but not limited to:

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
• STROKE National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)